At the July 13, 2010 Customs Electronic Systems Action Committee (CESAC) Plenary session, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials held a presentation on preparing for ACE e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail (M1).
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE application form.
On August 4, 2010, the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) met in Detroit, MI to discuss a variety of trade issues.
At the August 4, 2010 COAC meeting, CBP announced that Cindy Allen, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America Educational Institute Director, has been named Executive Director of the Automated Commercial Environment. According to CBP, Allen will be working in CBP's Office of Trade, under Dan Baldwin.
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE "Topic" document on e-Manifest: trucks that provides step-by-step instructions on how to create and submit an electronic manifest. Additional information on registering Crew, Conveyance and Equipment is also included.
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is discontinuing the use of the unknown Manufacturer Identification Number (MID) as data to report the manufacturer (or supplier). The discontinuation will take effect September 15, 2010.
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that it has resolved the issue with creating a new ACE report from scratch and modifying existing reports. Users can now run a modified report as well as create a report from scratch. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/26/10 news, [Ref:100726280, for BP summary announcing the problem.) (CSMS #10-000183, dated 07/28/10)
On July 23, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin sent a letter to 16 trade and industry groups1 responding to a list of proposals that were presented to him to improve Customs regulations and operations.
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that it is currently experiencing a problem with creating a new ACE report and modifying existing reports. The “canned” ACE reports are working correctly. CBP will be delivering a production repair on Tuesday evening, July 27, 2010.
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report entitled “Border Security: CBP Lacks the Data Needed to Assess the FAST Program at U.S. Northern Border Ports.”